Veil clasp



June 17, 1924. I 1.498386 c. A. SCHNEIDER VEIL CLASP Filed Feb. 3, 1922 Patented .lune 17, 1924.

NTED STATES Lwe CHARLES A. SCHNEIDER, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

VEIL CLASP.

Application led February 3, 1922.

To all whom t may concer/n.' n

Be it known that LCHARLEsAboHNEmnR,

a citizen of the United Sta-tes, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of illinois, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Veil Clasps, of which the following` is a specification.

This invention relates to veil clasps, `the primary object of the invention being' to provide a clasp of simple and economical construction which may be readily used to properly secure veils upon the heads and around the hair and hats of ladies in such manner that they are held positively against becoming deranged or detached, and wherein the veil always presents a neat and attractive appearance.

A further object of the invention is to provide a clasp so constructed as to minimize the opportunity of breakage or stretching the webbing of the veil, regardless of the number of times the veil is used with the clasp, and wherein the ends of the veil may be properly held out of sight so that a neat and attractive appearance at the point of meeting of the veil ends is at all times presented.

Si still further object is to provide a clasp of the character and for the purposes stated which combines simplicity of construction with readiness of operation and eheapness of manufacture, yet which will prove thoroughly practical and efficient in use.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a rear elevation o-f a ladys head and illustrating as applied thereto a clasp embodying the invention,

Figure 2 is an enlarged rear elevation of the improved clasp,

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the clasp, and

Figure 4 is a longitudinal edge view of the clasp.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the body of the clasp is indicated at 5, and may be formed of any suitable material, such as cellulo-id, bone, composition, or', if desired, of precious metal. This body 5 may be of any suitable size and shape, and may be plain or ornamented as desired. The size of this body, however Serial No. 533,867.

is preferably suiiicient toricoverifr-oml view the ends of a veil meeting in the back kof .the head dress of the wearer.v

free end beneath a hook member 9 disposed near the opposite end of the said body. The clasp bar 8 is formed of pliable metal or other material having bending or distortive qualities such as to enable the same to be hooked beneath or disengaged `from the member 9 as required. The lugs 6 and hook 9, as well as the clasp bar 8, may all be formed of material similar to that of which the body 5 is constructed.

The edges of the body 5 and also kthe ears 6 and hook 9, as well as the bar 8 are all rounded and made perfectly smooth so as to offer no obstruction for the webbing of the veil to become engaged. The portion of the bar 8 disposed between the ears 6 and hook 9 is broadened and of generally elliptical form, and the longitudinally curved (convexly curved) edges thereof are shaped in the form of flanges offset inwardly toward the body 5, giving the bar a concavoconvex form in cross-section, and these edges are waved or corrugated as at l0. The outermost extremities of the corrugated Hange portions project beyond the conoaved inner face of the bar and, by reason of the concavo-convex cross-sectional form of the bar, brought to lie close to the rea-r face of body 5 when the bar 8 is engaged at. its free end beneath the hook 9, so that thicknesses of the veil or webbing will be firmly impinged by and clamped between lsulh edges of the said bar and the said In practice, the veil will be properly draped upon the face and head of the wearer, and the ends thereof brought together in the rea-r of the wearershead, whereupon these ends are engaged snugly between the bar 8 and the body 5, the bar being hooked beneath the member 9. These ends are therefore securely held properly positioned and with the veil adequately tensioned, and such unsightly ends are hidden `from view.`

l/Vhile the above is a description ot the invention in its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that variations in the construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted to if desired, without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the claim.

Having thus fully described my invention7 l claim:

veil clasp comprising a substantially flatbody of approximately oval outline form, a resilient bar hinged at one end to the one face of the body tor movement toward and from said face, and a 'fastener for securing the Jfree end of the bar to the body, said bar being of materially less length and width than the body, whereby the ends of a 'veil may be brought to lie and to be clamped between the bar and the said face of the bodyy and the bar and veil ends covered by ing proximity to the body when the bar is in secured position While disposing the central portion ot the bar a greater distance `from the body to provide an increased nesting space for the reception of the veil ends therebetween, each oi said longitudinal 11iv edges o the body being longitudinally fluted to provide a plurality ot blunt con reilly curved bearing surfaces to clamp the underlyingi veil end against the body without penetrating or liability of tearing the delicate network of the same.

ln testimony whereof l affix my signa ture.

CHARLES S-CHNEDER. 

